SURREY Police has vowed to make it easier for the public to upload ’dash cam’ video footage of offending motorists online following complaints by a Farnham resident.

Vehicle dashboard-mounted video cameras have boomed in popularity in recent years and convictions coming as a result of dash cam-filmed evidence are increasingly prevalent.

But Ross Kircher has branded Surrey Police’s process for uploading footage “so difficult… it simply is not worth it” after a failed attempt to share a recording a van driving through a red light.

Ross, from Farnham, told The Herald: “Having been concerned for a long time about poor driving, particularly on Folly Hill where I live, I was pleased to obtain a clear dash cam recording of a van clearly driving through the red lights on the crossing on Folly Hill.

“I then have attempted to report this to Surrey Police, which is where my troubles began.”

Ross reported the offence online on Surrey Police’s website, but only received a response after contacting the force again five days later.

He was then asked to send in the recording by email.

However, after several failed attempts to download Ross’s attachment, the police informed him he would have to fill out a form by hand and post it back with a USB stick or CD containing the footage.

Ross added: “It becomes so troublesome, not to mention the expense of supplying this material and sending it, that I have decided not to pursue this any further.

“Surrey Police make the reporting of dash cam footage so difficult and with a cost attached to the person who reports the incident, it simply is not worth it.”

A Surrey Police spokesman responded last week, saying: “We do accept dash-cam footage to support allegations of bad driving.

“But due to the way our systems work they need to be provided as a hard copy.

“A submission form also needs to be completed and then sent to our traffic processing unit to deal with as appropriate.

“The current process isn’t as streamlined as other forces but Surrey is working alongside Sussex Police to introduce an online version of this, I must stress this is in the very early stages,” he added.